Reading Comprehension · Inference

PrepTest 136 · Section 3 · Question 18

Phase 1 (your first ~400 questions): read the guidance, then answer. No clock.

Step 1 · Pre-Question Guidance · read this first

Question type

Inference

The one idea it tests

Combine a general rule from the passage with the case it covers.

The basic logic

Look for the cost-versus-prize rule the newer model uses, then apply its other side: if the prize is too small for the danger, what happens?

Tiny words that decide it

“only if”
“may”
“worth”

Playground logic

The passage says a kid will tug hard only if the spot is worth a scolding. So when the spot is not worth it, a kickball kid may skip the tugging.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 3 (Questions 13–19). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: The Tire Swing Wars →

Step 3 · Try the model question

From the kid passage, what can we infer about kids at the kickball field?

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 136, Section 3, Question 18 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Open Question 18 in your official copy and answer it first.

Find the conditional rule the passage gives for when contestants go all out. Flip it correctly: when the condition fails, the strong behavior need not happen. Keep a hedged choice that applies that rule. Drop choices that compare to most other animals, claim one cause is primary, or overstate how often the strong behavior occurs.